Season 6 of the Hardcore League begins on July 27th!

[brian14]

Still no word about how exactly Season 6 will differ from "generic" Hardcore season. I guess it will be a surprise, the way Mimics were a surprise

[Steelstar]

This is going to be the HCL season of broken hearts.

Heh. It's definitely going to be an interesting season! Looking forward to seeing you all there.

[Aelonwy]

Heh. It's definitely going to be an interesting season! Looking forward to seeing you all there.

Can we get a screen shot of the level 20 and 10 Reaper pt cloaks?

[Steelstar]

Can we get a screen shot of the level 20 and 10 Reaper pt cloaks?

Soon, but not from me!

[Cordovan]

It's a day before HCL season 6 starts. Would it be possible to finalize the starting time?

Hardcore will open along with the rest of the game worlds after a game update tomorrow. Release Notes and downtime will be published later today. So, I assume we'll be up between, say, 11:00am and 1:00pm Eastern.

[LordDunmore]

Would have liked to see a non-cosmetic item of some kind. I would like to believe that there are a lot of players who don't care about cosmetics and pets like myself. The only thing I would possibly be interested in would be the Steed.

Here are the rewards for the 6th Season of the Hardcore League, starts on Wednesday!


1750 Favor: Pup of the Hunt War Veteran Certificate
5000 Favor: Fae Hunter's Wings (cosmetic wings, toggled by a feat, in the same channel as Reaper Wings you may own)


10 Reaper Points: Death Walker's Cloak VI
20 Reaper Points: Mount Certificate: Steed of the Huntmaster


Level 20: Death Walker's Sash VI

[Phoenicis]

So finally HC S6 starts tomorrow and we know it will run for 3 months. And there's some new wings for 5k favor. But what's the theme? OK, I get that a surprise would be fun, but the Producer was seemingly bursting to tell us in June on the video... surely it would have been good advertising?

Fae wings.

Master of the hunt mount.

The companion has the same appearance as the master of the hunt's wild hunt hounds.

I'm sensing a theme here...

[mikarddo]

Would have liked to see a non-cosmetic item of some kind. I would like to believe that there are a lot of players who don't care about cosmetics and pets like myself. The only thing I would possibly be interested in would be the Steed.

What do you have in mind that is neither cosmetic nor a "power" item (thats an absolutely no go)?

[spifflove]

Heh. It's definitely going to be an interesting season! Looking forward to seeing you all there.

No worries about that!

[brian14]

What do you have in mind that is neither cosmetic nor a "power" item (thats an absolutely no go)?

I could go for a single item which teleports you to every expansion you have access to. In other words, combines the effects of Sharn Boarding Pass, Key to Eveningstar, and the equivalents for Feywild, Barovia and Isle of Dread.

[Phoenicis]

I could go for a single item which teleports you to every expansion you have access to. In other words, combines the effects of Sharn Boarding Pass, Key to Eveningstar, and the equivalents for Feywild, Barovia and Isle of Dread.

ANY teleport item works this way now, save the eveningstar key.

[LordDunmore]

What do you have in mind that is neither cosmetic nor a "power" item (thats an absolutely no go)?

I am not picky, just something that is usable item that could be equipped. I would believe that the powers that be can provide usable items, maybe a list of some as a reward.

Its just that I toss all the cosmetics that just take up inventory as I have no desire for them.

[delduath]

Doggo is gorgeous.

i will aim on him.

Agreed, the dog looks cool. Skeletal pit bull/wolf pup with magical glyphs!

[Kza]

If you had cosmetics like this in store (not same just equal quality), me and i bet lots and lots more had bought much.

Awesome stuff

[fatherpirate]

Hardcore will open along with the rest of the game worlds after a game update tomorrow. Release Notes and downtime will be published later today. So, I assume we'll be up between, say, 11:00am and 1:00pm Eastern.

and ? :-)

[GeneralDiomedes]

We can also say that the season runs until 10:00 AM Eastern (-4 GMT) on Monday, October 24th.

This just doesn’t bode well for grouping. Better to make it short and sweet in my opinion. LFM was always busy in HCL 5. Also starting it in the peak of summer vacations also does not bode well for grouping.

/confused

[LrdSlvrhnd]

That 6 is just so horribly mismatched on the dark theme of the horse...

Well, it matches his eyes...

[LrdSlvrhnd]

I am not picky, just something that is usable item that could be equipped. I would believe that the powers that be can provide usable items, maybe a list of some as a reward.

Its just that I toss all the cosmetics that just take up inventory as I have no desire for them.

The problem is if it's competitive it almost becomes a must-get and if it's not competitive it becomes a why-bother which few people equip.

[Kayze]

This just doesn’t bode well for grouping. Better to make it short and sweet in my opinion. LFM was always busy in HCL 5. Also starting it in the peak of summer vacations also does not bode well for grouping.

/confused

They tried making it shorter. HCL 5 was two months and imo that was way too short, especially going for 5k favor.

Three months is the usual hardcore season length.

[NemesisAlien]

They tried making it shorter. HCL 5 was two months and imo that was way too short, especially going for 5k favor.

Three months is the usual hardcore season length.

Still not enough time for those of us who are actually working, spend 2 to 4hrs on ddo everyday.

Very doable for those who full time ddo spending 16hrs a day plugging away on lives.